At early stages, yes, very soon they lost all popularity, even among the conservatives. That is because at first the idea behind it was that it was honorable and good because it stopped communism. Very soon everyone realized what kind of a hell the war was and that it was pointless and that there would be no problems with them even if they did turn into a Communist state. The negative effect it had on people was unspeakable.
President Nixon believed that normalizing relations with China would "b) drive a wedge between China and the <span>Soviet Union," which was a Cold War goal. </span><span />
